I’ve been a blood donor for most of my adult life, and have donated about 30 liters. Where I’m at you get a token donation and a thanks for donating, but someone mentioned that in the US you get paid quite a lot depending on the quality and the blood type.
I have a fairly uncommon blood type (about 10% of the population) and a blood count of around 150.
So, how wealthy would I have been if I had donated my blood in the US instead?
Yeah. The motivation was never money. I was just curious since I heard that you got paid in the US. Apparently I was misinformed.
I believe I read people donate much less if money is involved. Part of the motivation is the altruism of the donation.